CenterFielder ~ Quincy Wilson ~ Florida Gators
6004/210
Old Roles are getting dramatically transformed, and virtually every Front 7 ~ or Front 6!! ~ Defensive Job Description is transitioning into an Hybrid Role where the Defender is asked to excel in multiple Roles and in multiple Fronts.
For that reason, and in order to offer NomenClature that speaks not to archaic, obsolete "Positions", but rather to Skill Sets that accurately reflect the dynamic Changes of the 21st Century Game and the Roles they have spawned, I have undertaken to craft Terminology that is designed to break Skill Sets down as they really are.
Defensive Coordinators have, since Time Immemorial, employed highly creative terminology in devising Defenses and in designating Assignments. In that Spirit, I have admittedly indulged myself considerably in devising the following NomenClature. It is undeniably colorful, but I like to think that there's an underlying Logic, as well:
CenterFielders ~ This is my term for "Free Safeties", as I find the application of the term "Safety" ~ a limp, lame term, to put it kindly ~ to be an Asinine Appellation for a Gladiator. The Prototype would be about 5110/200 or so.
CenterFielders are indeed the Last Line of Defense. But I sense that with the increasing Hybridization of Skill Sets in the Years to come, it will be advantageous for Teams to seek CenterFielders who can not only act as a Reserve Defender in Support of their CornerBacks, but who can ~ at a moment's notice, if need be ~ flip into Direct Coverage.
CenterFielders, like RoverBacks and Gryphons, are Hybrids, tasked both with Pass Coverage and Run Defense. Unlike Rovers and Gryphons, however, CenterFielders are expected to prioritize Pass Defense. As such, I'll be breaking my Evaluations down along the same lines as with the others, but with a decidedly divergent Emphasis:
Agility: Acceleration, Ricochet, Fluidity, and Verticity ~ that's Turn & Burn Acuity, to you Earthlings!!
Processing Speed: How quickly and effectively one Reads & Reacts to the developing Play.
Run Defense: Power, Agility, Combat Skills, Processing Speed, Motor, and Tackling.
Pass Coverage: Agility, Processing Speed, and Field Vision.
Range: Processing Speed, Field Vision, Fluidity and Speed.
CatchPoint Capacity: Tracking, Timing, Combat Skills, and WingSpan.
Broken down into SubCategories, it'd go something like this:
Agility
* Fluidity, above all things: Core Agility & Flexibility makes everything possible.
* Ricochet ~ How crisply and how rapidly one breaks in a new direction.
* Acceleration ~ Short Speed or Quickness. Closing Speed.
* Verticity ~ The Ability ~ or lack thereof ~ to Flips Hips and Turn & Burn in Pass Coverage.
Processing Speed
* How quickly and effectively one Reads & Reacts to the developing Play.
Run Defense
* Power
* Agility
* Combat Skills
* Processing Speed
* Motor
* Tackling
Pass Coverage
* Agility ~ Fluidity, Ricochet, Acceleration, and Speed, baby!!
* Processing Speed ~ Reading and Reacting with Speed & Precision to Offensive Tactics.
* Field Vision ~ Processing Speed with an emphasis on the Tactical LandScape.
Range
* Processing Speed ~ Reading and Reacting with Speed & Precision to Offensive Tactics.
* Field Vision ~ Processing Speed with an emphasis on the Tactical LandScape.
* Agility ~ Fluidity and Speed.
CatchPoint Capacity
* Tracking
* Timing
* Combat Skills
* WingSpan
* Vertical Agility
Agility: Dubious Speed and Fluidity for a CornerBack, but Impressive for a CenterFielder, which is how I'm grading'm.
Processing Speed: Exceptional.
Run Defense: Extraordinary. Awesome Motor, tremendous Combat Skills in Navigating Traffic, and outstanding Tackling!!
Pass Coverage: Impressive in Off Coverage, and Exceptional in Press Coverage or Zone. His Agility is merely impressive, but his Combat Skills are excellent and his Processing Speed in deciphering Routes is exceptional.
Range: Excellent. Only impressive Agility, but his Processing Speed extends his Range considerably.
Catch Point Capacity: Phenomenal. Wilson's impeded by mediocre Vertical Agility, but he brings terrific Combat Skills, and outstanding WingSpan, and tremendous Tracking & Timing to the CatchPoint!!
His Fluidity and Speed aren't all that, but in every other Aspect ~ Field Vision, Processing Speed, Run Defense, and CatchPoint Capacity ~ he's exceptional, if not simply outstanding or flat out phenomenal.
This is the kind of Player who can be a dependable Last Line of Defense and set a strong, savage Tone for that Defense.
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Market Value #48 | Yankee Grade 1st Round!! |
None of this is even remotely a Complaint, mind you, but rather a Warning!! Caveat Emptor!